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The Potter's Precedent
In Romans 9, in response to the most frequent objection to Calvinism, Paul provides an answer from a potter analogy: Romans 9:19-23 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed…
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The Potter’s Precedent
In Romans 9, in response to the most frequent objection to Calvinism, Paul provides an answer from a potter analogy: Romans 9:19-23 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed…
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Finally, I can Agree with Peter Enns about Something
“You and I Have a Different God, I think,” is the title of Enns’ post, and he goes on to state that “I think we have a different God.” In that much, I think he’s right. He claims: And the Gospel certainly does not teach me that God is up there, at a distance, guiding the production of…
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The Little Problem for the Shroud of Turin
John 20:4-8 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, and…
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Response to Paul Owen Regarding Mormons and those in Rome
In response to Dr. James White’s comments on whether those in the Roman commmunion and in the LDS church are saved, Paul Owen responded: Mormons do NOT deny that Jesus is the God-man who died for our sins and rose again. They affirm all those points explicitly. And I see no reason to deny that…
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Third Marian Strike for Benedict XVI
Proceeding backward in time (from part 1 and part 2), we come now to a third instance of Mariolatry in Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba. According to the Vatican Information System, in an address on March 26, 2012, Benedict XVI stated: … since the beginning she has been very much present in the personal lives…
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More Marian Madness from Benedict XVI
Again, according to the Vatican Information Service (VIS), on March 27, 2012, Benedict XVI gave an address at the “Shrine of ‘Nuestra Senora de la Caridad del Cobre’,” (Our Lady of Charity of Cobre) (the idol I mentioned in my previous post). In that address he stated: Let all those you meet know, whether near or…
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(Real ?) Presence of Mary – So Saith Benedict XVI
As reported by the Vatican Information Service, on March 28, 2012, in a farewell address in Cuba, Benedict XVI stated: As I bid you a heartfelt adios, I ask our Lady of Charity of El Cobre to protect all Cubans under her mantle, to sustain them in the midst of their trials and to obtain…
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Picking the Low-hanging Cherries
Darryl Hart has posted an article (2K Cherries 2Hot 2Handle) responding to my friend Lane Keister’s decision to stop discussing two kingdoms theology on his blog. Unfortunately, the article serves as an illustration of the problem that led my friend to stop discussing the topic. Hart seems to have a fundamental problem distinguishing argument from…
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Pastor Wells' Review of "The Escondido Theology"
Daniel Wells, a self-described “young pastor,” has posted an interesting review of Frame’s “The Escondido Theology.” It is interesting, because I think both Frame’s supporters and supporters of E2k will find things in it they won’t like. So, perhaps this provides a good example of a “balanced” review of the book. To God be the…